Reference no: EM133154459
Question - Ellison Company's balance sheet shows:
Common stock, $20 par $5,000,000
Paid-in capital in excess of par - common stock 6,250,000
Retained earnings 2,350,000
Total S/H Equity $13,600,000
Required - Record the following transactions by the cost method:
a. Ellison Co. bought 12,000 shares of its own common stock to be held as treasury stock at $38 a share.
b. Ellison Co. sold 5,000 treasury shares at $40 a share.
c. Ellison Co. sold 6,000 treasury shares at $35 a share.